Craig Randall II

Photo by: Joe Murphy

Photo by: Matthew Smith

Coach Smith, Craig Randall II, & Jeremiah Martin

Photo by: Matthew Smith

Photo by: Matthew Smith

Photo by: Joe Murphy

Photo by: Matthew Smith

Photo by: Joe Murphy

Position:
G
Ht./Wt.:
6-4 / 173
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Youngstown, Ohio
HS:
Shadow Mountain (Ariz.) H.S.
Prev School:
Shadow Mountain (Ariz.) H.S.

2015-16 Season (Freshman)

Played in 24 games during the season, starting five times … Averaged 2.2 points and 1.3 rebounds per game for the season … Added 11 assists, six steals, and three blocked shots … Went 20-of-72 from the field (27.8 percent), 8-of-43 (18.6 percent) from long range and 50 percent (4-of-8) from the charity stripe.

Postseason (The American Tournament): Played in all three games of the 2016 American Athletic Conference playing in 10 minutes between the three games … Pulled down two rebounds over the three games … Played six minutes in the Tournament opener against Tulsa, going 0-2 from the field with a rebound … Added a rebound in three minutes against Tulane

American Athletic Conference play: In American Athletic Conference play Randall averaged 2.7 points while pulling down 15 rebounds with nine assists … Played in 11 games, starting five times … Scored two points in his first collegiate start, scoring two points while pulling down two rebounds and dishing out two assists against Cincinnati on February 6 … Scored a career-high-tying 10 points, hitting 3-of-6 shots from the field, and 2-of-3 from long range against Houston on February 10 … Also scored 10 points at home against UCF, going 4-of-12 from the field with five rebounds, two assists, and one blocked shot … At South Florida he went 2-for-10 from the field, pulling down five rebounds, dished out two assists, blocked one shot, and added a steal

Non-conference play (regular season games only): Played in 10 games during the non-conference season, and scored 22 points in those games with 14 rebounds, two assists, and two steals … He shot 33.3 percent from the field during the non-conference season, hitting 9-of-27 shots, and 4-of-19 (21.1 percent) from long range … Played in his first collegiate game on November 14 against Southern Miss, pulling down a rebound … Dished out his first assist against Grambling State on November 19 … Recorded his first basket in a Memphis uniform on November 23 against UT-Arlington … Scored five points against Manhattan on December 12, hitting both of his field goal attempts and his only three-point attempt …Scored a then-season-high seven points against IUPUI, going 3-of-6 from the field while also pulling down six rebounds with a blocked shot and a steal in 12 minutes of action.

High School

Played his only season of prep basketball at Shadow Mountain High School as a senior in 2014-15 … Transferred to Shadow Mountain after playing his junior campaign at Medina High School in Ohio … Starred for head coach Mike Bibby at Shadow Mountain … Bibby is a former University of Arizona standout and a member of the Wildcats’ 1997 NCAA title team … The PrepHoopsArizona.com 2014-15 Division II Player of the Year … Named to the 2014-15 Arizona Republic All-USA Arizona American Family Insurance Boys Basketball Team … The All-USA Arizona Team is comprised of the top-five players in the state of Arizona, regardless of division … Earned 2014-15 Arizona Republic All-Arizona Division II first team honors … Averaged 21.2 points, 5.6 assists, 4.7 rebounds and 2.5 steals his senior season at Shadow Mountain High School … Played in 30 games … Shot 47.8 percent from the field, 35.3 percent from the three-point line and 77.2 percent from the free throw line … Netted double figures in 29 of the 30 games, including 16 performances with 20 or more points … Scored a season-high 36 points in an 88-70 victory over Copper Canyon … Had three additional 30-point games vs. Corona del Sol twice (30 and 33 points) and Gilbert Christian (32 points) … Two of his four 30-point outings came against Corona del Sol, which won the Arizona Division I state title … Helped lead Shadow Mountain High School to a 23-7 overall record … The Matadors posted a perfect 14-0 mark in Division II Section 5 … Shadow Mountain advanced to the Division II state semifinals … The state semifinal loss to Gilbert Christian was the team’s only setback to a Division II program in 2014-15 … The Matadors finished the season as the No. 4 team in the Arizona Republic’s Super 10 Boys Basketball rankings ... Rated the No. 1 high school player in the state of Arizona by ESPN.com … Also ranked the No. 26 player in the West Region by ESPN.com … ESPN.com ranked him the No. 36 point guard in the nation … As a junior at Medina High School in Ohio, averaged 20.3 points, 5.1 rebounds and 4.4 assists … Named to the 2013-14 All-Northeast Inland District first team … In his only season with the Bees, helped lead the squad to a 19-7 record and the Copley Division I district title game … The Bees had a 7-2 Northeast Ohio Valley Conference record and finished second in the league … Prior to his one season at Medina High School, played his first two years at Girard High School near Youngstown, Ohio … As a sophomore in 2012-13, averaged 23.4 points … Named to the All-Northeast Inland District second team … Played summer AAU ball for the Ohio Basketball Club … Member of the 8U AAU national championship squad (Team Crons) when he was in second grade.